Type-writer.



PATENTED 00T. s, 1907. 5. v. BEALS. TYPE WRITER.

APPLICATION FILED APB. 18, 41901.

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TYPE WRITER. APPLIOATION FILED APB. 1e. 1901.

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E. v. BBALS. TYPE WRITER. APPLIOATIQN FILED APR. 18,1901.

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PATENTED OCT. 8, 1907.

B. V. BBALS.

TYPE WRITER. A APPLIOATIQN FILED APR.1B, 1901.

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'Um'rnn STATES PATENT-f orrroaf lll'r Y. lSEALS, OFBOSTON,MASSACHUSETTS.'

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To all whom it lmay concern.: Y

Be it known thatl, Enr. V. BnALs, ot`l3oston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented/'certain new and useful AImprovements in Type- Writers,`o which the following is a specification. v

' vThis invention relates to typewriters, and consists in certain novel features of Construction and'arrangernent v tron.

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A Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a type-Wheel which I shall"now proceed to describe and. claim.

Ofv the accompanying' drawings, formingV a part of this specification,-Figure 1 represents a plan view of a .typewriter constructedY in accordancewith my inven- Fig. 2 represents a ,front elevation, partly broken away, and in`section. Fig. 3 rrepresents a right hand end elevation, partly broken away and in section. Fig.

4 represents a lei't hand end elevation, partly broken away and in section. Fig. represents a section Online 5:*5 ol Fig. 4. Fig. Girepresentsla diagrammatic view of the electrical connections.A Fig. 7 represents. a sec.

tional view of a-contactdevice employed. Figs, 8 and 9 represent sectional .views,`\showing alternate parts adapted `to be substituted insaid dev ice. Figs. .10

4and 11 represent respectively a-,side elevation anda section el a slipping device employed. 'Fig 1 2 represents a plan view, partly. in section, showing 'a device fior shifting the type-wheel. Fig. 13 represents a from elevation of a part of' said device. Fig. "14 represents atransverse section taken near the right hand end of theplaten-roll. Fig. represents a longitudinal seetion' o f said end of-therroll. Fig. 1f; represents an' end elevationof'tlre keyboard, showing the shift-keys.

The same reference characters indicate tlresame.

continuously rotated by any suitable power, as by belted connection-with a driving-shaft 2, and compris ing a part 3 adapted to 4rotate upon a fixed stud or bearing 4, `and a part 5-whiclr ((:onstitutes a type magazine l and' is 'made axially movable with .respect to the part v3 by being connected .thereto with' a spline -6.

part 3, which may be termed a templet ring, is provided The with a series o holes 7, 7, and the'part 5, which -nr-ay be termed the magazine ring is provided witlr'a series of radial pockets for the types 8, 8, thr,ee rows of which are here shown, ea'ch type pocket being in register with a hole 7. The types are frictionally held in their I pockets and are Vnormally leveled or brought toretracted posit-ions after being projected into a. printing position by means of a fix'ed roll 9 adapted to impnge against the outer ends o the types as the` type-Wheel revolves., The types are inked by a fixed 'ink-roll .10.

. Fixed ,within the stud 4 and eccentric to its outer vcylindrical surfaceisa double electro-magnet member ll, through the center of which runs ashaft 12 capable ot rotation, and on this` shaft close to one of the end faces ol'- the magnet'is loosely mounted a plate. 13 constituting a clutch-member, and 'continuously revolved by the Specification of Letters Patent. .ippncntmtresapril18,1901. 'senti No. 56,337.

-recess l5 in the tcmplet ring 3,"said recess being formed 'surace'of templet ring This latter is its ,normal po? .tend to flow from one pole ol the left-hand magnet byl way of'one'ol the soft liron rings oi disk 13 into the ar- TYPE-WRITER.

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' type-wheel through a connection therewith comprising shalt 12. Said disklfl carriesla pair ol'radially project-- v'ing arms 17, 17 which constitute strikers or type-actrj ators having such a length that when either of thenncoinsides with the shortest rad ius'from shaft 12 to templet ring 3, its end will project into someone of the holes 7 and push a type 8 from the corresponding pocket into printing position; while, when ,either-actuator17 is in a position at right angles to this shortest radius it `will l be withdrawn -from the holes and will clear the inner 75 sition of rest. The magnet-'member 1-1 has ,two windings 18, 19, separated by aange or partition 20 formed onan inner core 2l which extends from one end to the other of the 1nagnet menrher and is paralleled' by an outer sleeve or case 22 inclosing the windings 18, 19, and its, left hand end constituting the bearing studA. The core and outer case are made ofy'soft iron, and atv 4'ea-ch Aend of the magnet-member they present two Opf' posite pluies..4 The disklis made up oi kan outer soit iron ring 23 coinciding with the casing 22, an adjacent non-magnetic ring 24 coinciding Awith the winding 18, and an inner soit ironring 25 coinciding with the core 2]. lt will be noted' that the magnetic lines of' iorce mature 16 and out of said -.r11-mature by way of the other soft' iron/ring of disk 13 to the other magnet pole, and

any attraction exerted by said magnet has'a tendency to draw the armature lftoward that end and magnetically lock it to the disklS. Theoretically some longi `tudinal movement of shalt 12 is necessary in order to permit this, but in practice such movement may be made infinitesimal in amount. At the opposite end of the double magnet-member 11 is a soft iron armature disk 26 lixed to shaft 12. Itis obvious that-should the force of the left-hand electro-magnet predominate over that of the right hand magnet, armature disk 1G will 'be ldrawn against and locked with the revolving disk 13 so as to be revolved thereby, and if the right hand' magnet predominates, armature 1.6 will be released [rom the re volvingdisk 1.3 and brought to rest by the magnetic locking of armature disk 26 against the right end magnet poles.

27 isa fixed conrrnrrtator consisting of segments 28, 110 28 and 29, .29 are two revolving brushes carried by arms 30, 30 fixed to the underside of a bevel gear 31 in mesh With a bevel gear 32 ol equal size secured to the hub 'oll the type-wheel. The brushes 29 accordii'igly' rotate-in contact'with the commutator in synchronism with the type-Wheel l. Thcsebrushes are both electrically conf nccted with a continuons.conductive insulated vcon#` tact ring 33 on the upperside 'oi the gear 3l, from which current passes to the magnet, `as hereinafterv explained ,2.

through a brush 34'.

35 is a keyboard having a series ol depressible keys 36, l82 controlling circuit wires 37, 37 connected with the respective segments 28 ol the commutator.' 'lhe conmutator 27 and brushes 29 constitute a-con troller or circuit-selector whereby every one of the keycircuits is twice in a revolution lolwthe typeqvheel put into condition to be operated, andit ai/ key 36 or 182 is de-k pressed long enough for one of 4tlnrihrushes 29 to pass- 'ovcr the commutator segment corresponding to tlia't4 selector'.` Current goes into said devices from the posii tive pole ol a battery 43 by way of a wire 42 connected with a binding post 45 shown 'in Fig.` 3, and goes out by way ol a Wire 44 connected with the brush 34. The brushes 40, 40 are in parallel with the Wires`42, 44. The lett hand magnet-winding 1.8 hasits terminals '46, 46 connected with the respective poles of the battery 43 and a current ytherefore constantly flows through this Winding. T he right hand magnet-winding 19 is composed ol two circuits ol equal resisting andl clectmmagnetic qualities and having termina-ls 47, 47, and 48, 48. TheI circuit 48, 48 is connected directly with the opposite poles oi the battery 43 and the current flows through it continuously. When acting alone it creates a magnctismat the right hand vmagnet poles which predominates over the magnetism at the left hand poles created bythe winding 18. The circuit 47, 47 is neutralizing circuit in parallel with the keyboard circuits and the brushes 40, and so connected with the battery 43 as to receive current in the opposite `direction to the current.

. in circuit 48,148, as plainly indicated bythe arrows, so

. netically locked in said position by contact of the ar-v that il both circuits are energized at the same time, they will completely neutralize eachother and' no polarity will be created in the right hand magnet. As the brushes 40, 40, are in parallel with the member 4l representing the ke'y circuits through the key contacts and the circuit-selector, completing the circuit.througlrsaid brushes has the same etlect as completing it through Aany of the. key circuits.

The nonprinting condition of the machine is with the type-Wheel l, vclutch disk 13, and brushes 29 revolving in synchronism, lan d the actuators l7 stationary at right angles to their position shown -in Fig. 4, magmature 26 with the right hand magnet poles, this contact' being due to the tact that the magnet circuit 47. 47 is open; Now let a key 3G be depressed and held down an instant until the brushes 29 have had time to makt` practically hall acomplete revolution. The speed oi the brushes andl type-wheel is such that this `each 'half revolution ot the shalt l2.

period of time is very short. Contact will be made by one or the other oi the brushes 29 with the committator segment corresponding to-theI depressedkey at the same instant as the type character in the type. Wheel corresponding to .thatkey comes opposite one OA the actuators 17. rllhe same character will at this `instantbe oppositeeachfoithe tivo typo actuato1s,since there are duplicate'sets of characters in the two halves oi each row of types in the type-wheel, that is, in each row there are two complete alphabets or other sets oi characters. At the instant that the key circuit. is completed, theright hand electrounagnet winding becomes neutralized and the armature disk lo is locked to the revolving disk`l3. The actuators 17 are accordingly carried around with the type-wheel and the one which starts at the dotted position 1.7/ moves into the templet hole 7 opposite which it ,has arrived and pushes out the proper type 8 into printing position. Alter the said actuator has moved through an angle of lltlD and reached the )osition J7 it is arrested and mao-4 D iietically locked by the breaking oi the magnet circuit 47, and the type which has done the printing is pushed vvsaid brushes and brings the latter into contact with the succeeding conductive segment 38, .whereby the circuit is immediately maintained and the continued rotation ol the shalt l2 is insured. The circuit 47 hecomes broken as soon as the brushes 40 pass oiln from theisegment 38 0n to the other insulating segment 39, which occurrence takes place in exactly a halt revolution of all oi the described revolving parts from the time when the key circuit was energized.-

The magazine ring 5 is provided with a, cricmnlerential groove 49 engaged by two studs 50, 50 on the end o a forked lever or yoke 5l pivoted at52 tothe machine trame 53. A spring 5l (Fig, 2) attached to said lever normally holds the type magazine in its right-handmost position with the lo\\'er-case row of types in register with the type actuators 17. rl`he lever is cn- -pableot` being oscillated to the lett to successively ister with the type actuators and the holes l. 7,tnnd

such oscillation is controlled from the keyboard in the following manner: 55 is a cam formed by the edge ot thel armature disk 2o and having two similar protu berant portions which operate against. one arm ot' a. bell-crank lever 56 pivote-d at 57 to the machine trame and having its other arm pivotall)7 engaged with n sliding shifter-rod 58 so to reciprocate said rod ont-e lor 'lhc cam is so shaped as to project the rod 5S toward the left. immediately when the shaft l2 begins to rotate. und keep it in this lelt-handward position until just belortl s-.tid shalt completes its hall revolution. 59 is a rocleshat't adapted to be oscillated to different` degrees by two pivoted shiit keys til, G2() whose inner ends engage un arm (501 on the endiolshalt 59, the outer ends ol said shift-keys abutting against stoppins G02, U93 which permit angular movements of different extent to'the two shift-keys. Attached to the shaft 59 is' an arm (i2A provided with two abutments 63, 64 of different thick ness. The Idepression of shift-key 61l oscillates the rock-shaft 59.to'a certainA degree so vas to bring the thin abutment 63 between theshifter-rod 58'and the yoke 51, and on the next left-handward reciprocation of the shifter-rod it will oscillate the yoke and shift the'iiiagazinering 5 so as `to bring its middlerow of I'types opposite the type )actuators 17 The depression of shift-4 key G20-osci`llates the rock-shaft 59 to a 'further degree and brings the thick abutment 64 between the shifterarm having the'abutments 63', 64 to move with the rodA tionary printing position, yet its'irnaga'zine'ring may rod 58 and yoke 51 which causes the magazine ring to be shifted to a further -degree to bring its right-handmost row of characters into register with the type actua'- tors. The shank of varm 62, as 'shown in Fig. 13, is made thinand resilient so as to'permit the upper end of the 58' while therock-shaft 59' remains axially immovable. When neither of the abutments 63, 64 is between-the rod .58 and yoke 51 the rod on its left-handward reciprocation approaches the yoke, but does notoscillate ,it-. Thus it will be noted that while the type-wheel'ln'has a stabe shifted axially to alternatively associate any vof 'itsrows of types with the type actuators and with the keyboard circuits, which include the segmentsvof the circuit-selector. It will be observed that as a conse-- quence,'a given number of key circuits and commu-` vtator 'segments controls a nnkltipleA of that number of alphabets and other sets of characters on the type-wheel. l may employ more or less than two sets of 'characters in the periphery ofjthe type-wheel-anda corresponding'f numberpf type-actuators and selector brushesi.

G5 is a cylindrical platen-roll mounted with its axis parallel to the axisof the type-wheel 1 and adapted to receive a rotary movement to-coperate with the typewheel inprinting the characters, and to space the char-- actors' and words, and an axial or longitudinal meyement to space the lines. The web or paper 66 is' secured -'by one of its-longitudinal edges to the platen-roll by moans-'eta clamp consisting of a series of fingers 67,

mountcdhvithin the-platenfroll on-arock-shaft 68,

which. runs'longitudinallythereof and is provided,

'with a handle or lever 69 onitsright hand end. The

.opposite `edge of the paper is left free.- When swung to the right from the position shown in Fig.. 3, the lever:

69 opensbt e clamp so as to release the paper frombef tween the fingers' 67 and the opposed wallY 70 of the platen-roll, forming one side oi a slot in which the clamp is located, and when swung tothe left to close the clamp,

'. a vstud 71 formerLon said lever engages a notch in the end of the roll and holds the clamp in Aclosed position,

72, 76 designate two'sleeves constituting a rotary platenrollholde'r iu which the l.roll 65 is mounted and to which it is attached in a manner to permit axial movement but to preventrotary movement of the roll within the holder, by two spline-keys .7 3, 7 4 (Figs, 2 and 4) formed on'the respective sleeves 7G, 72- and operating in a slot v75 extending for the length ot the platen-roll. The two sleeycs rotate about la hollow bearing 77 formed on the machine frame, and the sleeve 72 is provided with a gear 78 connected by gears 79, 80,l 81 witha gear 82 xed to thtl shaft 12, the gcar79 being loosely mounted on shaft 12. The relation/between the pitch diameters of gears 78land 82 is such that a half rotation of the shaft 12 imparts to roll-holder and plate'nfroll one complete rotation an additional fraction equal to a character s paceL In printing a line therefore, each depression o a character key results in starting the platen from a position of rest, which always corresponds tothe position 17 of the actuator and is about 90 from the printing point, and 4carries it through a complete rotation'back to thefpointywhere it started, plus one char'- acter space, thereby leaving the roll in position to receive the next imprint in the space following the last `printed character. For spacing between wordsa spacekey 182 is provided on Athe keyboard, controllingacirl cuit which corresponds with a portion ofthe type-wheel i periphery on which there are no types? v The line-spacing axial feed of the platen-roll`65 .is

.effected by a pawl 83 mounted on the sleeve'72 andgcol operating with theteethofa central .ratchet rod84 mounted on the roll 65. 85 is a'yielding check-pawl attached to the sleeveV 72. andengaging the' 4teeth of ratchet-rod.4 The pawl 83 is carried by a lever ,86 pivoted at 8 7 .to the sleeve 72 and'having its return throw adjustable by` means of a set-screw 88, said lever having and goes on to anew line without any attention oract 'mechanism, the platen automatically shifts to the left I roo o the operator. Provision is made whereby, when the ofcharacterspaces,l the platen-roll will automatically remain in rotation until it has spaced out the remainder ofthe line and automatically shifted to a new line, said -provision being as follows :--92 is an insulating ring yse- 'uous contact with those ends ofthe brushes 40, 4() which areA opposite to the 'ends contacting with the rings 38, 3 9. In this ring 92 is mounted ametallic contact seg, ment 93 of a length corresponding to acertain. number solute rotary position, orposition betwee'printing cycles of the platen-roll, does not bring it underneath the brushes 40, 4Q until the end "of theline is ap-A proached; '[he segment 93 never comes to rest' under-Y neath the brushes, or as soon as the'platen-roll has an absolute rotary position which would bring the scgment to rest under the brushesafter. the vnext rotation,

the completion of that rotatonfmds the circuit 47 47 still completed through the brushes 40,. 40 by way of the segment 93 and compels the platen-roll to remain of character spaces, say tive, and so'loc'ated that itsab-` end of a line'is approached to within a certain number cured tothe periphery o ffsleeve 72 and having-contin in rotation until the segment 93 is' no longer under the brushes 40 in-the natural position of rest of the platenroll. It follows from' what has been said that as the end of a line is approached, the operator has merelyto depress the spacing key 182fandhold it down until the segment 93 would ,come under the brushes 40- at the end of its nextA rotation, after whichl he may release the key andthe machine will automatically space out the los line andshift to a new one. The segment 93 is embedl ded in an insulatingsegment 94 which is removably mounted in a dove-tailed groove in the ring 92, and the extra equipment of the machine preferably includes a number of substitute segments 94" 94" (Figs. S and 9) -having Contact `segments l93, 93" corresponding in length to differ-ent numbers of charac-Ltr spacts, said substitutesegments being adapted `to be inserted'iu .ring 92 in place of the segment 94, so aste start the automatie spacing earlier or later in the line. ily adjusting the stop-screw 88, the throw of pawl 83 may be `variedso that`i t feeds one or more teeth ot` the ratchet rod at cach stroke. thereby varying the spacingbetween lilies. .l

The ratchet rod 84 is'rotatively mounted in bearings at its ends and is provided at. its right hand end outside oi the roll 05 with-a handl-'J-slecvc 95 splined to the rod` \'\'ithin the roll 05 the sleeve 95 is provided with a clutch plate 90 having a tooth or project ion 97 adapted to enter either ol two notches 9S, 99 formed in a fixed clutch plate 100. A'spring 1.01` normally presses the sleeve to the right: and 'also'tends to rotate it and the ratchet rod ina direction to bring the teeth o the ratchet; rod into their normal position oi engagement `-ment with the notch 98. The slet-vc'95 may, however, by'lieing pressed inwardly to disengage the tooth 97 from .the notch 98, be rotated and the ratchet rod turned out of engagement with the pawls and held in ,its new position by the tooth 97 entering the notch'99. 'lhe platen-roll `being thus disengaged from its axial 'ieedmechanism may be moved by hand to any new line position and rengagedwitlrthe leed by returning the rack into rengagement with the pawls'. pin 102 tlierotary movements of the rack.

Each sleeve72, 7G is providcdwith a circular row of anti-friction spherical rollers or balls 1.05. 100 adapted to case the axial movement of the platenaoll and the vided with a rounded or tapered nose. 107 at its lel`ihand end adapted to guide it during its insert ion within theholder sleevcs 72, 70, and the lett-hand end o i the slot 75, as shown at 108 in Fig. l, is made laring to guide said slot into engagement witlrthe keys 73, 74.

At about 9()o backuardly removed l'rom the printing point between the platen-roll and typewheel.

Y which 90 point is the position oi rest oi the printing pointon the platen-roll. is a pointer l09 liiic.d to the bearing 77 and cooper-atingwith a circular-index v110 on the sleeve to indicate character spaces on the platcnroll. \\'licn the platen-roll is at rest the pointer 109 indifates the position on the paper where the next. printed character or space will come. Figs. 1() and 11 lrtanresent a slipping device consisting of a spring, pawl lll on tht` side oi gear S0 engaging the te'eth ol`"atootliel whcel112 on the hub oigcar Si. The irictional engagement oi the pawl and toothed wheel is sutlicient to prevent, relative rotat-ion ol the gears 80, 81 during the' ordinary rotary movements oi the platen-roll imparted by the `rotation o1 the shaft 12, but permits such relat` rotation when theoperator grasps and iorc-ibly be manually rotated to brinaA it to anypoiut in a liuc 'independently of its rotary leed mechanism.

with the pawls 83 and 85,'aud the tooth 97 intoy engagc-- on 4thoplate y10(),engaging fixed pins .103, 1011, limits paper through the said sleeves. The platen-roll is protwists the platen-roll. This permitsthegplaten-roll to the keys 36 are mounted, said keys being metallic and. 70.

ol' spherical shape and normally projecting slightly above ti'to'suri'ace of the board .113, the sockets 1111 constituting outer key-seats oi smaller aperture than the diameter oi the keys so as to retain the keys. lielow the board 113 is a conductive plate 115 o1 copper, 75

or othcr suitable material, having holes litiregistering with the sockets 114, but'too small to permit the downward escape oi the keys, the edges of said apertures constituting inner key-seats. 'lothis plate is carried the wire 42A tallic piungers 117, spherically concave on their upper sides to tit the keys, and located in sockets in a thick insulating plate 11S, said plungers being .pressed upwardly by metallic springs 119 bearing against binding yposts l2() connected with the wires 37. ing-key 182 which is elongated and cylindrical, is preferably supported ata plurality of points along its length by plungers 121 which are cylindrically conavc on their upper sides.` 'lhe keys Ilo and 182 are normally pressed upwardly hy their springs out of contact with the plate .115, and when any oi them is depressed the corresponding key c `-cuit is completed through the plate 1.15, key 110 (or 182), plu/nger 117 (or 121). spring 119` and binding-post 120. vThe keys 3G,

182 and their inner key-seats .11G constitute the clec- 95 trodes ot' the key-circuits.V The spring pressure under 'the keys is very lightl and the distance through which they have to move is small. The particular object oi this design .oi keyboard is to permit the keys to be o ieratcd bv a wi )ing movcmentoi theo )eratofsiinffers yi t s in contact with the linger-board, thereby avoidingV noise and excessive linger action. Said movement in whatever direction made will tend to rotate the spherical keys 30, and ii made in an ruiproximately forward and backward direction, will tend to rotate the spac- '105 more-keys which maybe adjacent to cach other and in line any where on the board to be included in one movement oi the linger; (/haracters which occur in often-used groups can be associated on the board so as to effect by this wiping movement a considerable saving in time, labor, and movement on the part oi `the operator.

1 As shown in the drawings there are live rows of character-keys on the keyboard, the lower three rows being devoted to the'alphabct and the upper two rows to numerals .and other characters. ever, only as many ltfey-cireuits as there are keys in the lower three rows. The binding-posts ofrthc upper two rows are connected by Crt'iss-wircs 220, 220, with the binding-posts 120 of the next two rows. and

when the shift-key Gl tor figures is dt presst\d,.t.he 125 operator uses the upper two rows.

l claim spacing part ot' a rotation for a printing cycle of the type- 13() .wlteel, and a keyboard controlling the printing.

Underneath the keys titi are sin-.til inc- 80 There are, how- 120 tlc actuator.

2, In a type-writer, va type-wheel-comprising a holder,

a series o types frictionally held therein and movalile'into andoutof printingT position, a keyboard controlling tite.

projection of said types into printing position, and a stational-y abutment to ctlect their retraction.

3. 1n a Vtypewriter, a continuously-moviig type-holder having'a series of types movable thereon' into and out of -printiin,y position, a type-actuator adapted to be brought into operative relation with said types in successionv by the movcmentof said type-holder, aseries ofv'lr'ey-circuits,

and an electricalv selector adapted to bring the particularl key-circuit which is actuated into operative relation with ker-circuit which is actuated into'operative relation with the actuator.. v.

ln atypewriter, ai.continuously-rotated type-wheel comprisingr a holder and a circumferential series of types movable thereon into and lout of printing position, a normolly-inactive rotary tvpe-aetuator, and key-board controlled means to brin said actuator into projecting -relationwith :m5 of the types of said series.

G. ln a typewriter, a continuouslyfrotated typewheel havin;A a circumferential series of types movable thereon into and out of printimz,l position, a normally non-rotating type-actuator, a continuously-rotating driver synchronous with the type-wheel, and key-controlled clutching,r means to connect said drivel' and actuator. l

'l'. In a typewriter, a rota/ry type-wheel having,r movable types, an actuator for projecting said types, a stationary eccentric for imparting actuating movement to said :ictuator, and key-controlled means to eifect an intermittent revolutionv ot said actuator. l

In a typewriter. a-continuously rotated ,type-wheel comprisingn holder and a series of types radially movable i .thereon into and out. of printing position. a normally stationary type-actuator mounted to rotate eccentrically of Vsaid type-wheel, and keyboard-controlled nieans to rotate said type-actuator in angular projecting relation with any of said types. f

9. In a typewriter, a continuously-rotated type-wheel, a platen, acircnlt selector having a' continuously lrotating,r member synchronous with the typo-wheel, a series of keyboard circuits controlled by, said' selector. and means controlled by said circuits for bringing the type-wheel and platen into printing relation without stopping the type?- wheel.

10, In -a typewriter, a coutinuously-rotated type-wheel comprising` a holder and a st. ies of types movable thereon into and vvont' of-'printing position, a circuit selector' having a 'rotatingY member synchronous with the type-wheel, a series of key-circuits controlled by said selector, a typeaetuator. and a clutch controlled by the key-circuits and v'adapted to lli-in asaid actuator into projecting relation with any of the types.

l1. In a typewriter, a continuously rotated type-wheel having movable types, a normally inactive rotary typeactuator, a normally stationary platen-roll mounted -to rotate in unison with said type-actuator during' its actuatingv cycle, a circuit selector havin;A a member synchronous with the type-wheel, a clutch controlling;l said typeactuator and platen-roll, and a series of key-circuits controllingY said clutch and governed by said selector.

12. In a typewriter, a continuously rotated type-wheel havingr movable types,l a normally inactive type-actuator, a clutch comprising an electro-magnet having an armature member attached to said type-actuator and constitutionY a clutch member, and a eomplemental clutch member synchronous with the type-wheel and mounted to rotaie between said magnet, and its armature. and a keyboard controllingl said magnet.

lil. ln a typewriter, a continuously rotated type-wheel haviu; movable types, a normally inactive troni-actuator, a .clutch comprisinc'nn electro-magnet having' an armature member attached to .said type-actuator and constituting.: a clutch member. and a roinplcnnmtal clutch member synchronous lwith the type-wheel and mounted to rotateA between said magnet and its armature, a keyboard c ontrolling said magnet, and a platen-roll rotated by said armature.` I .Y

14. In a typewriter,'anormally stationaifyplaten-roll, an"electro-magnetic clutch having a member adapted to rotate said roll anda continuously Arotated member,a circuit selector having a rotating member synchronous with the continuously rotated clutch-member, .and a series of keyboard circuits controlled by said selector `and controllingtsaid clutch.

15. ln a typewriter, aA normally inactive member of a printing mechanism. a continuouslyY operating motor member, a device movable in one` direction to connect the iii-st said member to the motor member and in a contrarydire'cvtion to rclease and arrest the rstl said member, lelectromagnetic meanscontrollingsaiddevice, and a series of keyboard circuits controlling said means..

16. Inn typewriter, a normally inactive member of a printing mechanism, a continuously operating motor meniber, oppositely acting propelling and arresting electromagnets adapted respectively to connect the tirstjsaid member tothe motor member and `to vrelease and arrest the same, the said `magnetshaving' continuously' energized circuits of which that of the arresting magnet has the groatewmagnetic effect, a neutralizing circuit for' said arresting:r magnet., and a series of keyboard circuits control-` y ling said neutralizingcircuit.

, 17. In a typewriter, a printing device having a plurality of4 sets of vmovable characters, a key-controlled actuator adapted -for alternative operative co-action-with the different types of each set, an veccentric by which the actuator is operated, and'nieans toassociate said actuator4 alterna-' tively with the different sets,

18. In a typewriter, a type-wheel having aplurality of rows of movable types, a type-projecting actuatorl'a'dapted for alternative operative co-ac'tion with the different-types' of each row, aneccentric by which the actuator is operated, and means to. associate-said actuatorv alternatively with the dilerent rows.

19.' In a-typewriter, a continuously-rotated type-wheel comprising a holder havinga plurality oi rows of movable types, a type-actuator, and means to relatively shift one of said members to register the actuator with the different rows, said means comprising a reciprocating shifter synchronous with` the actuator, and va key-controlled abutment adapted to be interposed between said shifter andthe shiftable member. l

y20. In atypewriter, a shiftable plurality of r ows of types, apower-reciprocated shifter, an abutment adapted to he interposed betweenfsad de vice and shifter and having steps corresponding to ditcrent ones of said rows, and a plurality of keys adapted respectively to bring the different steps into operative fposition.

21. In a typewriter, a printing device having a plurality of sets of movable types, type-actuating means, a series of key-circuits controlling said actuating,- means, a circuitselector having divisions corresponding to thehey-circuits, and means to 4associate said .type-actuating means'ulternatively with the diicrent sets of types. l

22. In a typewriter, a type-wheel having duplicate sets oicharacters in successive segments of its circumference, a single set of keyboard circuits controlling.; said sets of type wheel characters, and a circuit selector controlling said circuits and having duplicate brushes. 1

23. In a typewriter, a continuously-rotated type-Wheel having duplicate sets of movable types in its circumference, a normally inactive.type-actuating member havingK duplicate type-actuators, and a single set of keyboard circuits controlling said actuating member.

24. In a typewriter, a type-wheel having duplicate sets Aof characters in'successive segments ot its circumference and capable of a corresponding.,r number of printing.; cycles t'orreach rotation, a rotary platen having,r a complete rotation for each printing'cycle of the type-wheel, and a keyboard controlling the printing.

In a typewriter, a series of typos, a general type; actuator for the said series a platen-roll having a cycle` synchronous with that of the type-actuator, and a keyboard controlling said type-actuator and platen-roll.

2G. In a typewriter, a continuously rotated type-wheel, a normally stationary rotary type-aetuatornnd a normally t printing-device having f1 :"operation.

'controlled by said contact device.

tending circumt'erei'itially of the platen. a key-board conA the printing point greater than that corresponding to a l.character or space at Stationary platen-roll having;` synchronous cycles, and a keyboard controlling said type-actuator and platen roll.

2:1'. In a typewriter, a continuously rotated type-wheel, a. normally inactive t \'peactuator having a predetermined actuating,r cycle, and a normally stationary platenfroll arranged to make a complete rotation and an additional ciiarnoter-spacing fraction thereof for each cycle of said actuator.

28. in a typewriter, a series of types. a`l normally inactiveA rotary type-actuator, key-controlled nieausor effecting atype-actuating cycle of said actuator. a device to magnetically lock said actuator in inactive position and a circuit controllingV said device and controlled by tliel'rotary position of the actuator.

2H. In a typewriter. a type-wheel, n clutch. an intermittently-acting device for cooperation with said type-wheel driven by the engagement ot said clutch, means to etl'eet an initial engagement. of the clutch` and means controlled bv' the position of said part i'or continuing said engagement.

30. in a typewriter, a type-wheel. a clutch` an intermittently-acting device ior cooperation with said type-wheel driven by the engagement' oi said clutch. means to eii'eet an initial engagement of the clutch, and means controlled by the position of said part for continuing and'terminating such engagement,

31. In a typewriter. an electro-magn'etie clutch. a part rotated by the engagement of said clutch. a series of keyboard circuits adapted to effect: an initial eng: said clutch, and a Contact devicecontrolled by the rotary position of said part ior continuing such engagement.

32. in a typewriter. an electromagnetic clutch. a part rotated by the eng. ment of said clutch. a circuit selector-comprising a relativelyY rotating oonunut'ator and brush, a series ot' keyboard circuits including the re spective segments of the counnutat'or and adapted to e1'- t'ect au initial engagemeutef the clutch. and a contact de vice controlled by the rotary position of said partv for eontinuiug such engagement'.

in ay typewriter. a series oi" types. an electroan: Y netiI clutch. a typo-actuator and a`platen-roll rotated by the eng nnent of said clutch, a series of keyboard circuits adapted to efiect an initial engagement' otnthe clutch. and a contact device controlled by the rotary position ot said type-actuator and platen-roll for continuing such engagement.

lit. In a typewriter, a series'of types. ,a typeaiciuator and a platen-roll connected to rotate together` a contact device controlled by the rotary position ot' said type-ac` tuaior and platten-roll. a series ot keyboard circuits. and an electroanaguetic clutching and locking,`- device adapted to rotate said type-actnato and platensroll and to arrt `t the saine after rotation, said clutching and locking`- device being initially controlled by the key-circuitsand iinally 35. In a typewriter, a type-wheel. a platen-roll arranged to make. a complete rotation and an additional eharacteespacing part ot a rotation for a printing cycle of the type-wheelfa key-board controlling the printing and means controlled by the absolute rotary position ol` theplaien-roil for automatically effecting a relative a iai line-spacing movement oi said type-wheel and platen-roll.

liti. In a typewriter. a printing devite. a piat'eirroll. provisions whereby the printing is effected in lilies exY trolling tbe printing.:` and means for automatically et'- t`ecting' a plurality o1' rotations ot' said roll at a, predeter mined point in a line.

lT. A platen. cooperating printing means. a k -board l controlling;l the printing. and means tor antomatiially e pt ing the printed character or space at a distance l'rom character or space atfter each single printing or spacing` l l Kiel. iu a typewriter. a plaieirroll, a key-board eontrolling the saine, and provisions for rotating' sait-i roll through an arc greater than that` correspoinling to a each actuation of `a character-key or spacorkey.

20. `In a typewriter, a platen-roll and a-type-wheel bolder, and a platen-roll mounted within and connected to rotate with said holder and adjustable a lally thereof.

4].. In a typewriter, a platen-roll'having a longitudinal spline-slot, a"sleeveshaped rotary bolder i'or said roll, and a spline-key on said holder occnpyinethe slot.

41:. in a typewriter, a sleeve-shaped rotary platen-roll holder. and a platen-roll removably mountedtherein ami having a tapered inserting end.

43. In a typewriter, a platen-roll, a rotary platen-roll holder. a longi'tudinaily-disposed ratchet on the roll, a ratchet-1`eediug pawl on the roll-holder. and means antomatically actuated through rotation of the roll for pro dncing a rt'it'chebfceding movement ol said pawl.

l|. In a typewriter. a iiollowed platen-roll, a longitudiual feed-ratchet axially held within said roll, a holder for said roll, and a eed-pawl mounted on said holder and eo operating with said ratchet'.

45. in a typewriter, a slee\'esl\a}nd rotary platen-roll holder, a platen-roll mounted in said holder ami having a spline slot and an internal longitudnallydisposed feeding device exposed through said slot'. a spline on the holder occupying said :flot` and feeding means on the bolder reaching said feedingdevice through said slot.

4d. in a typewriter, a plateirroll. a rotary platen-roll holder having,I- a line-writing movement composed oi' a plu raiity oi' rotations a device on the rollholder movable 'to imparti an axial feed movement to the roll'. and means op erative after a predetermined plurality of rotations of the roll-holder toiactuating said device.

4T. In a typewriter, a platen-roll. a rotary platelrroll holder, having a gear and a device movable radially inward willi respect to the rollfholder to impari au axial t'eed movement to the roll. and a gear meshing with the holder gear and having a member for actuating said device. said gearsbeiu."r so related as to bring the device and its actuating member into contact. after a predetermined number of rotations ot' the roll-holder.

4N. ln a tyiniwriter. a p|aten-roll. a rotary platena'oll holder, co-actng axial-feed members on said roll and holder` and means to throw said members into and out ot' eng: gement'.

lil. in a t \'pe\\'riter. a platena'oll. u rotary pIaIeIrroil bolder. coactiug axial-feed members on said roll and holder. and means at one elnl ot the roll for throwing said men'tbers into and out of eir gement.

Till. Ylu a typewriter, a platena'oll. a rotary platenroll holder. a longitudinally-dis1msed feed ratchet on the roll.

a feed pawl on the. holder, and provisions t'or rotatina 4said ratchet to throw it into and ont ol' ena:

ement with the pawI.

5l. in a ,ty'pen'ritelz a sleeve-like rotary platen-roll bolder. a platen-roll movable longitudinally therein. and anti-friction rollers interposed between said holder and .said roll.

. ln a t \'p,\writer. ay plaleirroll. a driving device tlie1cl`or.apositive geared connection between said deA vice and roll. and a frictional slipping device included in said connection and adapted to normally' transmit motion to said roll but cpable oi' slipping to permit manual rota tien of the roll in any rotary position tliereot'.

.'i.. keyboard for typewriters coinprisin sulatiin: plate having a series ot' outer key au inner conductive plate having a series ot' inner key.eais constitnting electrodes. a series ol` keys movable between said seats am] constituting' eleclrodes. and means projecting' said keys toward tbe outer seais.

in outer innormally 

